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Robyn and Jacob Campbell find the Grinch who Stole Christmas to be not such a bad fellow after all at the Riviera Village Holiday Stroll last Thursday. Photo by Erin Danlasky |
About Town: Redondo Beach
Boat Parade
The King Harbor Yacht Club will present its 10th annual Christmas boat parade on Sat., Dec. 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the King Harbor main channel. The theme this year is a "Salute to America’s Heroes," and the Grand Marshall will be film and television star Mitzi Kapture. There will be a raffle, a live auction, and a fish chowder dinner at the King Harbor Yacht Club ($8). Bleachers will be set up on shore, or a spot aboard a spectator boat is available at a cost of $30 per person. There will also be a VIP reception with the Grand Marshall, for $75 per person, which will include wine, appetizers, dinner, special parade viewing, and reserved parking.. Call 376 2459 or check out boatparade.khyc.org for more information.
Police Beat
Credit Union Robbery Foiled
Three males entered the Federal Express Credit Union last week and removed a security guard’s weapon from a desk drawer. The tellers bolted into a closet and locked the door before the suspects could stop them. The suspects panicked and fled down the corridor. Unbeknownst to the trio, the security guard had a second gun and began to pursue the perpetrators. Each side fired two rounds at the other, but no one was hit. Finally, the suspects exited the building, jumped into a silver car and bolted the scene before police could be alerted. This was the second incident at the credit union in the last two months.
Aye, There’s the Rug...
Two Persian rugs, valued at over $4,000 apiece, and various tools were stolen from a local auto collision center last Friday. The shop’s owner had kept the items in a storage building on the property. The thief also grabbed a couple of air bag deployment devices. "These are useless to anyone but another auto collision center," commented Sgt. Al Graham of the air bag accessories. "Perhaps the suspect planned to fence them elsewhere." Sgt. Graham also speculated that the suspect knew in advance that the rugs were on the premises.
Gang Members Jaw it Out at Movies
Two Compton gang members engaged in a fistfight Sunday at Pacific Theaters, with one of them suffering a broken jaw. The jawbreaker fled before police arrived, though the victim and several other cohorts remained. Officers arrested one of the group on an outstanding warrant and suspicion of cocaine possession. ER